From DuBois to Van Vechten : the early new Negro literature, 1903-1926 /

From DuBois to Van Vechten : the early new Negro literature, 1903-1926 /

Analyzes the extent to which the Harlem Renaissance was a self-defined, indigenous literary and cultural awakening and the extent of black and white influences on it. Ikonne explores selected aspects, ranging from the European rediscovery of African art at the turn of the century to the role of blac...

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Main Author: Ikonné, Chidi, 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1981.
Series:Contributions in Afro-American and African studies ; no. 60.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1903-1926.
1900-1999
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century.
African Americans in literature.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
American literature.
American literature > African American authors.
Literatur
Schwarze
USA.
Schwarze.
Fiction in English > American negro writers, 1900-1945 - Critical studies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Summary: Analyzes the extent to which the Harlem Renaissance was a self-defined, indigenous literary and cultural awakening and the extent of black and white influences on it. Ikonne explores selected aspects, ranging from the European rediscovery of African art at the turn of the century to the role of black literary magazines in promoting it.
Physical Description: xiii, 218 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
ISBN: 031322496X
9780313224966
ISSN: 0069-9624

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